ONE OF DONALD TRUMP’S superpowers is saying something one moment, contradicting it the next and convincing most of the MAGA faithful that he has never changed his position. Other members of his administration do not possess this power, which is why they are struggling to deal with a right-wing furore surrounding the late Jeffrey Epstein. Before joining the government, a number of high-ranking officials claimed that the deep state was withholding explosive information about Epstein, a convicted paedophile, and his links to important people. Now that they are the state, they have had to admit it is all nonsense. On July 7th the Department of Justice (DoJ) said there was no secret information to release. But nothing convinces a conspiracy theorist of a cover-up like saying “nothing to see here”.